Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0577 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0577 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
104th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.0664 tonnes per person
in 2022
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya is 0.0577 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya peaked at 0.0664 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Kenya ranks 104th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | — |
| 1952 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +94.8% |
| 1955 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +75.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.032 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0367 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0386 tonnes per person | +43.7% |
| 1981 | 0.038 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | +49.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0315 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.018 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.037 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0598 tonnes per person | +59.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.064 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0577 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0469 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0577 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0113 tonnes per person, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +94.8% | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0333 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0386 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0272 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0381 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0571 tonnes per person | 0.0376 tonnes per person | 0.0664 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya was 0.0577 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0664 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 75 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.